Dime Announces Receipt of Federal Reserve and NYDFS Approvals for Locust Valley Branch Location

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (DCOM) (the ?Company? or ?Dime?), the parent company of Dime Community Bank (the ?Bank?), announced it has received approvals from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York State Department of Financial Services to open a branch location in Locust Valley.

The new branch, which will be located at 85 Forest Avenue, will be staffed by Liz Materia. Ms. Materia was previously a branch manager with The First National Bank of Long Island, which was recently acquired.

ABOUT DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. (DCOM)

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (DCOM) is the holding company for Dime Community Bank, a New York State-chartered trust company with over $14 billion in assets and the number one deposit market share among community banks on Greater Long Island ⁽¹⁾.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (DCOM)
Investor Relations Contact:
Avinash Reddy
Senior Executive Vice President ? Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 718-782-6200; Ext. 5909
Email:?avinash.reddy@dime.com

?? Aggregate deposit market share for Kings, Queens, Nassau & Suffolk counties for community banks with less than $20 billion in assets.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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